Clarence Thomas discloses 2022 private flights from Harlan Crow, defends past omissions Thursday, August 31 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he accepted five private jet flights from personal friend and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow last year, according to financial disclosure documents released Thursday.On one trip in February 2022, Thomas reports accepting a return flight from Dallas,... Read More.
On This Day, July 17, 2011: Bruce Springsteen honors Clarence Clemons at New Jersey show Monday, July 17 by ABC NewsOn This Day, July 17, 2011...At Asbury Park, New Jersey’s Wonder Bar, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance for a tribute to his late friend and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who had passed away in June of that year.The 45-minute set for 400 fans included soul classics... Read More.
Democrats want full accounting of Harlan Crow’s gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Tuesday, May 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking more information on the extent of billionaire Harlan Crow's gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.The panel's 11 Democrats requested itemized lists of gifts worth more than $415, real estate transactions, travel and lodging accommodations and... Read More.
Clarence Thomas reportedly received years of gifts from GOP donor, stirring new ethics scandal Thursday, April 6 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A Thursday report that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury travel and hospitality perks from a billionaire Republican donor was met with both renewed criticism of how the justices self-police and renewed calls for oversight and the impeachment of the... Read More.
Justice Sotomayor gives pep talk to progressives while praising Clarence Thomas Thursday, June 16 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a rare public appearance during the frenzied crush of Supreme Court opinion season, delivered public praise of her colleague Justice Clarence Thomas and gave a pep talk to progressives Thursday as the embattled institution prepares to issue major... Read More.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to resign Tuesday, March 29 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign from the nation's highest court as a growing number of Democrats demand he recuse himself from some cases following revelations that his wife urged then-White House Chief of Staff... Read More.
Senate Judiciary chair says Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases Monday, March 28 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman Dick Durbin, is calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6-related cases following reports that Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas, had exchanged texts with then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows,... Read More.
Justice Clarence Thomas discharged after week in hospital, court says Friday, March 25 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington on Friday, one week after being admitted for treatment of an infection, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said.No further information has been provided on his diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis.Thomas' chambers has also... Read More.
Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection, Supreme Court says Monday, March 21 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection, the Supreme Court announced in a statement.Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms, Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe said in a statement.He was... Read More.
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s candid 2007 take on Justice Clarence Thomas: ‘I don’t understand you’ Thursday, February 24 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- More than two decades before becoming a top contender to be President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee, a young Ketanji Brown Jackson sat across from Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly perplexed by how someone of his background -- not so different from her... Read More.
Ginni and Clarence Thomas draw questions about Supreme Court ethics Tuesday, February 8 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Clarence Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court's most senior justice, long celebrated by conservatives and reviled by liberals, is facing renewed scrutiny for potential conflicts of interest as he helms the court's newly empowered conservative majority and as public opinion of the court... Read More.